Defected are proud to welcome the award-winning Mousse T. to join the list of legendary House Masters with an album covering both the chart-topping highlights and killer lesser-known gems from his colourful back catalogue. With this anthology, Mousse T. takes his rightful place amongst the likes of Masters At Work, Frankie Knuckles, Dennis Ferrer, Armand Van Helden and Heller & Farley on the House Masters roster: artists who represent house music at its innovative, pioneering best.

The 30-track compilation ‘Defected presents House Masters – Mousse T.’ covers this Grammy award-nominated artist’s perpetually electric original productions, like the unmistakeable ‘Horny’ which won him the coveted Ivor Novello prize in 1999, the flawless funk of ‘Brother On The Run’ and the New Jersey-esque house cut ‘Ooh Song’. A very special addition to the compilation is Mousse T.’s brand new and exclusive rework of Dennis Ferrer’s smash ‘Hey Hey’, a stunning re-visitation of the Defected hit demonstrating his signature charismatic style. Other highlights include his new single ‘Rock The Mic’, released on Glitterbox Recordings, and some of his incredible high-profile remix projects like the sublime Feel Much Better Mix of Shakedown’s ‘At Night’, one of the best dance records to come out of the early 2000s, and a secret weapon for any discerning DJ. His versions of Moloko’s ‘Sing It Back’ and CamelPhat & Elderbrook’s Grammy-nominated ‘Cola’ underline his unique brand of magic for enhancing brilliant records, just as his production work for artists such as Bootsy Collins, First Choice and Boris Dlugosch crackle with energy, warmth and soul. It’s impossible not to smile while listening to these records.

The Peppermint Jam Records co-founder, world-class producer and inimitable personality has been one of house music’s most unstoppable characters for many years; qualities which have all been captured on this unmissable compilation.